Katrice Dickson, Daly Sullivan and Juliette Lawless combined to score 42 of the Mount's 44 points on the night. Dickson netted a game-high 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting, as the senior followed up her career-high 24-point performance last time out with the second-highest scoring night of her career. Sullivan drained four three-pointers for 15 points in the contest, and Lawless added nine points, 11 rebounds and three assists.

For the Pioneers, Erin Storck led the way with 16 points on 7-for-16 shooting, while Adrienne Hagood added 13 points and Katherine Haines chipped 11 points and nine boards.

Mount St. Mary's trailed 37-36 at the start of the fourth quarter, but briefly grabbed the lead on a corner three from Dickson at the 8:03 mark. Tykera Carter countered on the other end with a three of her own as SHU regained the advantage.

A three-pointer from Storck as the midway mark of the quarter gave the Pioneers a five-point advantage, before Haines followed with a nice spin move and finish in the paint to extend the Pioneer advantage to 48-41 with 4:34 on the clock.

Sullivan put an end to the Pioneer run with her fourth three-pointer of the tilt at the 3:45 mark, trimming the Mount's deficit to 48-44. SHU responded with a bucket from Adrianne Hagood and another three from Storck to make it a 53-44 game with just 2:34 remaining, and Candice Leatherwood sealed the victory with a deep three with just over a minute showing on the clock as the Pioneers went on for the 56-44 win.

The Mount (8-16, 5-8 NEC) shot 41 percent as a team and 37.5 percent from long range in the tilt, while Sacred Heart (9-15, 5-8 NEC) posted a 38.9 percent mark from the field and shot 38.1 percent from three-point land. The Mount outrebounded SHU, 32-26, but the Pioneers won the turnover battle, forcing 23 turnovers by the Mount.

Mount St. Mary's opened a 15-11 advantage over Sacred Heart after the first quarter of play behind solid shooting from beyond the arc. The Mount went 3-for-4 from deep in the quarter, including a pair of threes from Sullivan.

The Mountaineers maintained their lead over SHU for nearly the entire second quarter until late in the frame. With the Mount holding a three-point advantage at the 3:15 mark, Hagood knocked down a three to tie things at 24-24, and Storck followed with a jumper in the paint to give the Pioneers their first lead since early in the first.

On the Mount's final possession of the half, Lawless went coast-to-coast and finished in the paint as the Mountaineers regained the lead, 27-26, which they took into the halftime break.

Sullivan paced the Mount with 12 points on 3-of-5 shooting from deep in the opening half, while Lawless added seven points and seven rebounds.

The Mount returns home for a matchup with Bryant on Saturday, February 17 at 4 p.m.